Association Between Moderate Physical Activity Level and Subsequent Frailty Incidence Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Our study aimed to demonstrate the association between physical activity (PA) and frailty incidence among Japanese community-dwelling older adults with a narrow age range of 70-74 years. This study included 485 participants from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study. Frailty was assessed at baseline and 3 years later by using the Kaigo-Yobo Checklist.

Internet use and physical activity of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in a northern Japanese City.

Background: Little is known of whether Internet use is associated with physical activity among socially isolated older adults during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study investigated the association between Internet use and physical activity, and whether this association differs depending on social isolation among community-dwelling Japanese older adults.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1048 community-dwelling residents aged 65-90 years.

Association of accelerometer-measured physical activity with kidney function in a Japanese population: the DOSANCO Health Study.

Background: Sedentary behavior and decreased physical activity are associated with reduced kidney function, yet most evidence is based on self-reported physical activity. This study investigated the association between accelerometer-based physical activity level and kidney function in a general Japanese population.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 440 community-dwelling Japanese participants, aged 35-79 years.

Associations between Socioeconomic Status, Social Participation, and Physical Activity in Older People during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Northern Japanese City.

Physical activity (PA) is a key determinant of health in older adults. However, little is known about the effect of social factors on PA among older adults during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Therefore, we aimed to clarify the association between socioeconomic status, social participation, and PA during the pandemic.

Are Japanese Women Less Physically Active Than Men? Findings From the DOSANCO Health Study.

Background: Previous research has established that women accumulate less moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) than men. To date, however, little is known about the gender differences in device-based activity patterns of sedentary behavior (SB) and light-intensity physical activity (LPA). We aimed to compare time spent in SB and different intensities of physical activity taking into account of co-dependence of time use domains.

Comparison of a new wrist-worn accelerometer with a commonly used triaxial accelerometer under free-living conditions.

Objective: The Life Microscope is a new wristband-based life recorder system that can identify various human movements. We aimed to compare physical activity data captured using the Life Microscope with data from a commonly used accelerometer.

Results: Twenty-nine participants (34.

A prospective cohort study of insomnia and chronic kidney disease in Japanese workers.

Purpose: The role of insomnia in chronic kidney disease (CKD) is controversial. To date, there have been no prospective studies investigating insomnia, CKD and the effect of shift work. We assessed insomnia and CKD risk in a prospective, occupational cohort study.

The association between social participation and cognitive function in community-dwelling older populations: Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study at Taisetsu community Hokkaido.

Objective: To study the association between the number of area-level and individual-level social participation items and cognitive function in the community-dwelling older populations of three towns in Hokkaido, Japan.

Methods: A survey on the frequency of social participation was mailed to those in the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study 2013 who were aged ≥65 years, were not certified as needing long-term care, and lived in Higashikawa, Higashikagura, or Biei. A subset of participants aged 70-74 years completed the Japanese version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment in a home visit survey.

Paediatric infectious keratitis at tertiary referral centres in Vancouver, Canada.

Objective: To report the clinical and microbiological profiles of paediatric patients with infectious keratitis in Vancouver, Canada.

Design: In this observational case series, the microbiology results and medical records of 17 eyes with microbial keratitis in 16 children aged 17 years or younger were retrospectively reviewed. These patients had undergone corneal scraping between May 2006 and April 2011 at BC Children's Hospital or Vancouver General Hospital Eye Care Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The Risk of Developing Diabetes in Association With Long Working Hours Differs by Shift Work Schedules.

Background: The impact of long working hours on diabetes is controversial; however, shift work is known to increase the risk of diabetes. This study aimed to investigate the association between long working hours and diabetes among civil servants in Japan separately by shift work schedules.

Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted from April 2003 to March 2009.

Short sleep duration increases the risk of chronic kidney disease in shift workers.

Objective: To investigate the association of sleep duration and shift work with development of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Japanese workers.

Methods: A total of 3600 participants without CKD were observed for an average of 4.4 years.

Relation between alcohol consumption and arterial stiffness: A cross-sectional study of middle-aged Japanese women and men.

Epidemiological data indicate the existence of a J-shaped association between alcohol consumption and cardiovascular mobility and mortality. However, studies assessing the relationship between alcohol consumption and pulse wave velocity (PWV) as a marker of arterial stiffness have provided inconsistent results. In addition, data regarding the effect of alcohol on arterial stiffness in women has been limited.

Left coronary artery ostial stenosis from Takayasu's arteritis diagnosed using transthoracic color flow and pulsed Doppler echocardiography.

Coronary artery stenosis is seen in 10-45% of patients with Takayasu's arteritis (TA) and coronary ostia are most frequently involved. It may cause angina pectoris and sudden death during the early course of the disease. We describe a 14-year-old girl who first presented with exertional angina and syncope and was diagnosed as having left coronary artery ostial stenosis from TA by using transthoracic echocardiography.

Bilateral corneal ulceration caused by vitamin a deficiency in eosinophilic gastroenteropathy.

Purpose: Vitamin A deficiency is a very rare condition in the developed world and can lead to a variety of ocular changes from xerosis and xerophthalmia to corneal ulcer and perforation. The treatment of this devastating disease is simple and inexpensive. It is therefore important to recognize and treat accordingly, especially in the event of ulcers unresponsive to treatment or in the presence of severe malnutrition/malabsorption syndromes.

Successful pregnancy outcome using sperm from severely diseased men with testicular cancer and collagen disease: Three case reports.

To confirm the feasibility of using fresh or frozen/thawed spermatozoa from cancer and collagen diseased patients for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Two participants were diagnosed with testicular carcinoma and one patient was diagnosed with collagen disease. Of the two carcinoma patients, one patient provided a fresh testicular biopsy sample and one patient ejaculated fresh sperm after surgical operation.